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Chewed Up & Spit Out

by | Jun 4, 2022

Chewed up and spit out
I don’t give a fuck
Like the short end of a stick
I’ve run out of luck

Stepped on and tarnished
I’ve been through it all
I’m friends with the devil
I break and I fall

Beat down and scared
I don’t give a damn
I’ll keep going and going
Until I’m am who I am

Chase me, scorn me
I won’t stop to look twice
In my head I’m a lion
A pair on the dice

You look and you laugh
You say that I’m strange
But it’s you who’s afraid
To lose in this game

I’ve been to the bottom
I know what it’s like
You’ll get there one day
But you’ll never survive

Burning in flames
I rise and I win
You’re walking on ice
Ice that’s too thin

Kick me and lash me
Whip me, I’m spent
I’ll laugh as you try
You won’t make a dent

Hardened and soar
My heart turned to rock
I’m numb to your pain
Forward I walk

My scars run so deep
They tell where I’ve been
I’m covered in places
From my head to my chin

So I keep going
Despite your attack
I smile, I stride
I’ll never look back

Chewed up and beat up
I am who I am
Now flock with the rest
You dumb fucking lamb

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